Putin orders daily pause in fighting in Eastern Ghouta
(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a daily five-hour pause in hostilities in the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, amid reports of chlorine gas attacks
US State Department's top North Korea diplomat to retire this week
Tokyo (CNN)The US State Department's top diplomat in charge of North Korea policy is retiring at the end of the week.Joseph Yun, who is in his early 60s, told CNN: "It was completely my decision to retire at this time." He said US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accepted his resignation "with regret."
In Russia probes, Republicans draw red line at Trump's finances
(CNN)Top Republicans on Capitol Hill have made a concerted decision in their Russia inquiries: They are staying away from digging into the finances of President Donald Trump and his family.
President, or Emperor? Xi Jinping pushes China back to one-man rule
Hong Kong (CNN)The announcement Sunday that China will drop term limits on the presidency clears the way for Xi Jinping to rule the country indefinitely
Janaza of Rangpur city ex-mayor Jhantu held
The namaz-e-janaza of former mayor of Rangpur City Corporation Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu was held at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad in Dhaka on Monday morning. A guard of honour was given to the late freedom fighter and also a former lawmaker from Rangpur-1 constituency.
KHALEDA’S BAIL HEARING HC keeps order pending
The High Court on Sunday concluded the hearing in jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s petition for bail but kept its order pending until getting the records of the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case from the trial court.
SSC QUESTION LEAKS Govt probe body finds questions leaked
The government committee has found that several leaked multiple choice questions of one or two subjects matched those given to the examinees at exam hall during this year’s Secondary School Certificate examinations.
LOAN SCAMS IN STATE-OWNED BANKS Directors go scot free, bank officials chased
Lower and mid-level bankers are facing prosecution for loan scams while boards of directors get off scot-free and even some of them have been promoted although they have failed to prevent misappropriation of billions of taka from the state-owned banks in the past nine years.
Rohingyas struggling to meet basic needs
Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar are struggling to meet their basic needs despite massive relief efforts as their camps are severely overcrowded which is obstructing efforts to maintain sustainable water, sanitation and health services, aid workers have said.
Fear and horror among Indonesia's LGBT community as gay sex ban looms
(CNN)When Ael left home to go to school in Jakarta, his parents warned him to be careful in the big city. "Be a kind person," his mother told him. He worked hard and found a good job as a teacher in the sprawling Indonesian capital
